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Part I. Action -- Manhattan -- The Field -- The Prophet -- The Miracle -- Security -- Part II. Reaction -- Washington -- Oak Ridge -- The Trial -- Part III. Relativity/Uncertainty -- The Modern Paradox -- Good Faith -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
"A riveting, chilling tale of how a group of ragtag activists infiltrated one of the most secure nuclear weapons sites in the United States, told alongside a broader history of America's nuclear stewardship, from the early stages of the Manhattan Project to our country's never-ending investment in nuclear weaponry. On Saturday, July 28, 2012, three senior citizens broke into one of the most secure nuclear weapons facilities in the world. An eighty-two-year-old Catholic nun, a Vietnam veteran, and a house painter infiltrated the Oak Ridge, Tennessee, complex in the dead of night, smearing the walls with human blood and spray-painting quotes from the Bible. Then they waited to be arrested. What was a simple plan--one far more successful than even its perpetrators expected -- spawned a complex discussion. Among the questions that the infiltration raised: How did three unarmed civilians manage to penetrate one of the most heavily guarded locations in the world, nicknamed the 'Fort Knox of Uranium'? Why does the United States continue to possess more nuclear weaponry than is needed to destroy global civilization many times over? And what does this mean for the day-to-day safety of Americans? In Almighty, Washington Post writer Dan Zak begins with the present-day axis of a seventy-year-old story, exploring how events of the twentieth century -- including the prophecies of a farmer-turned-ascetic named John Hendrix and the early stages of the Manhattan Project in Morningside Heights -- led to one of the most successful and high-profile demonstrations of anti-nuclear activism"--Amazon.com. |
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Y-12 National Security Complex (U.S.)
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Y-12 National Security Complex (U.S.) |
| Chronological Term |
2000-2099 |
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Antinuclear movement -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
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Pacifists -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge -- Biography.
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Courage -- United States.
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Government, Resistance to -- United States.
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Nuclear weapons -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
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Nuclear weapons -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Nuclear weapons -- United States -- History.
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Nuclear weapons industry -- United States -- History.
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Antinuclear movement. |
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Courage. |
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Government, Resistance to. |
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Military policy. |
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Nuclear weapons. |
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Nuclear weapons industry. |
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Nuclear weapons -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
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Nuclear weapons -- Social aspects. |
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Pacifists. |
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Government, Resistance to -- United States.
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United States -- Military policy.
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Tennessee -- Oak Ridge. |
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United States. |
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Biographies.
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Biography.
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History.
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Electronic books. |
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Biographies.
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Boundless (Digital media service)
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| ISBN |
9780698189232 : $54.00 |
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069818923X : $54.00 |
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